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The leaves are changing, the apples are being picked and you can find a fair every weekend, but fall also means the start of flu season. According to Debbie Staley, a nurse practioner at Sutay and Stewart Pediatrics in South Windsor, you should get a flu shot "anytime after Labor Day, October or November is ideal." Because the viruses are constantly changing, the vaccine is "an educated guess" Staley says on what reseachers are seeing. According to the

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